TORONTO 鈥� Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (19,814.51, up 307.67):
Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up $1.03, or 2.50 per cent, to $42.16 on 11.4 million shares.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX:AQN). Utilities. Up 21 cents, or 2.22 per cent, to $9.66 on 7.1 million shares.
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD). Financials. Down four cents, or 0.05 per cent, to $86.37 on 6.2 million shares.
TC Energy Corp. (TSX:TRP). Energy. Up $1.91, or 3.65 per cent, to $54.24 on 5.2 million shares.
Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Materials. Up 12 cents, or 0.47 per cent, to $25.62 on five million shares.
Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Up 24 cents, or 0.98 per cent, to $24.68 on 4.1 million shares.
Companies in the news:
Vermilion Energy Inc. (TSX:VET). Down four cents, or 0.20 per cent, to $20.29. Vermilion Energy Inc. raised its dividend by 25 per cent as it announced a $570-million capital budget for 2023. The company said it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share, up from eight cents per share, and resume share buybacks. Vermilion said its capital spending plan includes $340 million in North America, a level similar to 2022, and $230 million for its international assets, an increase of seven per cent compared with last year. The company also offered production guidance for the year of 87,000 to 91,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The forecast represents a year-over-year increase of about three per cent at the midpoint.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 6, 2023.聽
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